Jill Davis

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Jill Davis
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Born1966 (age 58–59)
Reading, Pennsylvania
Alma mater
attended Endicott College
Employer(s)
1991–1997, writer for David Letterman's programs on NBC and CBS
Spouse Edward Conard m. May 13, 2000
Childrendaughter
Website jilldavis.com
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Jill A. Davis (born 1966) is an American author and television writer. [5] She is a member of the Writers Guild of America. She was nominated for five Emmy awards for her six years of work as a writer for David Letterman. [6] Her first novel, Girls' Poker Night (published by Random House in 2002), was a New York Times bestseller. [7] It was published in five languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, Ask Again Later, was published by Ecco in February 2007. [8]

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Biography

Davis, originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Endicott College and Emerson College, [4] majoring in creative writing. She holds an MFA in Fiction from NYU [9] and has an honorary Ph.D. in Arts & Letters from Endicott. [10]

Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist. [11] After leaving the Late Show with David Letterman, she created and executive-produced a television show pilot for DreamWorks starring Tracy Pollan, Anna Says. She also wrote and published a number of screenplays, teleplays, short stories and magazine articles.

She is married to Edward Conard and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. [12]

Works

Novels

Davis, Jill A. (2007). Ask again later (1st ed.). New York: Ecco. ISBN   978-0060875961. LCCN   2006048613.
Davis, Jill A. (2002). Girls' poker night : a novel (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN   0375505148. LCCN   2001048227.

Collections/humor

Short stories

Television and film

Articles

References

  1. ↑ "WEDDINGS; Jill Davis, Edward Conard". New York Times . May 14, 2000. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Jill A. Davis". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2008. GALE|H1000176502. Retrieved 2012-05-10. Gale Biography In Context. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Schoonmaker, Rebecca (March 8, 2007). "Laughing at life: Endicott grad infuses books with comedy" (PDF). The Salem News . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  4. 1 2 "Emersonians in the News". July 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-05-10. Author and Emerson alumna Jill A. Davis '88 was the commencement speaker at Endicott College this year. Davis, author of the 2003 novel Girls' Poker Night, also received an honorary degree from Endicott. Girls Poker Night has been on the national bestseller list for the New York Times, New York Post, Miami Herald, and other outlets. Prior to her life as a novelist, Davis was a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, where she received five Emmy nominations. Her other credits include two network pilots for ABC, two screenplays for Paramount Pictures, and short stories.
  5. ↑ IMDb listing
  6. ↑ Scovell, Nell (May 5, 2015). "The Lost Laughs of Letterman". Vulture (blog). Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hardcover Fiction". New York Times. Best Sellers. March 11, 2007. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  8. ↑ worldCat
  9. ↑ "Society of the Arch". NYU.edu. New York University. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Women in Leadership Panelists: Endicott College Alumni/Development Announcements"
  11. ↑ Author Interview with Jill A. Davis from HarperCollins Publishers
  12. ↑ HarperCollins Publishers Author Biography
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